THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING DOES NOT RESEMBLE THE CREATIONS

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THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING DOES NOT RESEMBLE THE CREATIONS All praise and thanks is due to Allàh, the Lord of the universe. We ask Allàh to raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), and to protect his nation from that which the Prophet himself fears for it. May Allàh grant…

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The Straight Path (As‑Sirat Al-Mustaqim)

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  The Straight Path (As‑Sirat Al-Mustaqim) A Translation of the Sound Explanation of the Terms of As–Sirat Al-Mustaqim Translated by Riad Nachef    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم  Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, to Whom belongs the endowments and generosities and Whom we commend out of exaltation.  May Allah raise the rank…

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The Thirteen Attributes of Allah Every Accountable Person Must Know

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The Thirteen Attributes of Allah Every Accountable Person Must Know Praise be to Allah, and may Allah raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad and his Al and Companions, and protect his nation from that which he fears for it. Thereafter:

Allah, the Exalted, said which means: For those blasphemers who do not believe in Allah and His Messenger, We have prepared Hellfire .It is obligatory to believe in Allah and to know what is permissible to attribute to Him, what is necessary to be of His attributes, and what is impossible to be of His attributes. Also, it is obligatory to believe in the Messenger and to know what is befitting for him, what is permissible for him and the other prophets, what is necessary to be of their attributes, and what is impossible to be among their attributes. It is obligatory to declare these beliefs by the tongue by uttering The Testification of Faith (Two Shahadahs):

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BELIEVING ALLÂH IS IN A PLACE IS KUFR AND APOSTASY

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   BELIEVING ALLÂH IS IN A PLACE IS KUFR AND APOSTASY By Abu Hudhayfah    ‘In shâ’a-llâh you will find in this document evidence from most reliable scholars showing that believing Allâh is in a place, such as sitting on the Throne, is kufr, disbelief.  In the second part we put the texts which will…

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Al-^Aqidah An-NasafiyyahTranslation and Commentary

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 Al-^Aqidah An-Nasafiyyah

Translation and Commentary

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 The astute Hanafi scholar and authority of Hadith Abu Hafs Najmuddin ^Umar Bin Ahmad Bin Luqman An-Nasafiyy (461AH-537AH) said:

 The people of truth said: The realities of things exist firmly and knowing them– contrary[1] to what the Sophists[2] say– is established.

  The reasons of knowledge for the creations are three the sound senses, the truthful news and the mind. The senses are the hearing, the sight, the olfaction (smell), the taste and the touch. With each of these senses one encounters that which it was created for.[3]

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AL-^AQIDAH at-TAHAWIYYAH

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AL-^AQIDAH at–TAHAWIYYAH

Revised Translation and Commentary

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Ramadan 29, 1426 AH

 The great scholar, Hujjat-ul-lslam, Abu Ja^far al-Warraq at–Tahawi (239-321AH) [1], may Allah have mercy on him, while he was in Egypt said:  

This is an elucidation of the beliefs of ahl-as-Sunnah wa al-Jama^ah, according to the school of the jurists of this religion, Abu Hanifah an-Nu^man ibn Thabit al-Kufi, Abu Yusuf Ya^qub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari and Abu ^Abdillah Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ash-Shaybani, may Allah accept the deeds of all of them, and what they believe regarding the fundamentals of the religion and their faith in the Lord of all the Worlds.

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The Supplement To The ^Aqidah Of Ibn ^Asakir

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The Supplement To The ^Aqidah Of Ibn ^Asakir Translated by Riad Nachef   I profess that Muhammad is the slave and messenger of Allah and I confirm my conviction about Muhammad and the prophets before him, may Allah raise their ranks, as profoundly elucidated in the Mutamimah of Ibn ^Asakir:  Know, may Allah be merciful to…

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